Meet a Michigan-licensed mental health professional by phone or video. If you're approved, your signed ESA letter arrives in 10-15 minutes.
Sterling Heights is a Macomb County suburb of Detroit, and the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant is one of its largest employers.
For Sterling Heights renters, the key document is a letter from a mental health professional licensed in Michigan. It supports a reasonable accommodation request so a no-pet policy, pet rent or a pet deposit can be waived.
With roughly 134,000 residents, Sterling Heights in Macomb County is Michigan’s fourth-largest city. Renters across Dodge Park, Utica, Shelby Township, Troy and Warren rely on the same fair housing protections, whatever the building or landlord.
Michigan has no ESA-specific housing statute, so the federal Fair Housing Act and Michigan’s own fair housing law set the rules. Housing discrimination complaints can be filed with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (Michigan Civil Rights Commission) or with HUD. For the details, read our Michigan ESA law guide.
Complete a free pre-screening and meet a mental health professional licensed in Michigan by phone or video. If approved, your signed letter arrives within 10-15 minutes. You aren’t charged unless you’re approved.
Your letter is for housing — apartments, condos, HOAs and student housing. It doesn’t grant public access to stores or restaurants, and airlines have treated emotional support animals as pets since 2021.
Explore the Michigan housing rights guide, check current pricing, review renewal timing, or see the psychiatric service dog option. You can also return to the Michigan overview.
Flat pricing · you only pay if approved.
Yes. What matters is a real evaluation by a professional licensed in Michigan, not whether the appointment happened in person or by video.
Usually not. A landlord has to consider a reasonable accommodation request backed by a valid letter and can deny it only on limited grounds, such as a direct threat or undue burden. Small owner-occupied buildings may be exempt.
Quickly — same-day slots are usually open, and approved letters reach you within 10-15 minutes of the evaluation.
It does. The professional must hold an active Michigan license, which is who you’re matched with when you select Sterling Heights.
Yes. The Fair Housing Act reaches HOAs, condo boards and co-ops, so community pet rules are subject to the same reasonable accommodation process.
$129 covers an ESA letter for up to two pets ($199 for three or more); PSD letters run $149 or $229. You aren’t charged unless a licensed professional approves you.
Local ESA guides for other cities in Michigan.
Free pre-screening · Licensed in Michigan · You only pay if approved
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